PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georgios Tsitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stricken. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tsitas
vs
Farmer

174 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Georgios Tsitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsitas shoots in and drives through. Farmer sprawls well.
Farmer connects with a high kick.

Tsitas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tsitas lands in his opponent's guard.
Tsitas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tsitas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farmer keeping full guard, as Tsitas tries to pass.
Farmer wants to stand up but Tsitas is controlling him.
Farmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsitas.
Tsitas is looking to work some ground and pound but Farmer has wrist control.
Farmer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tsitas cracks Farmer with a solid left hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Farmer lands with a kick to the temple. Tsitas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tsitas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Tsitas or perhaps it was just good defense by Farmer which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgios Tsitas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsitas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Farmer as he jumps to the side.

Farmer clinches up with Tsitas and pushes him back against the cage.

Farmer pulls guard successfully.
Tsitas throws a strike but Farmer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tsitas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmer is one step ahead there.
Tsitas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tsitas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Farmer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Farmer wants to take a breather but Tsitas is having none of it.

Farmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tsitas defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsitas.
Tsitas striking from the bottom.
Tsitas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tsitas tries to get out of the position.
Tsitas striking off his back but it's not causing Farmer any problems.
Farmer preventing the sweep.
Tsitas throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Farmer stopping the sweep attempt from Tsitas.
Tsitas is working hard here to advance position.
Farmer forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tsitas.
Tsitas is looking to sweep but instead, Farmer has passed into half guard.
Farmer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Farmer looks gassed!
Tsitas is looking to improve his position.
Tsitas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tsitas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmer is one step ahead there.
Tsitas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Farmer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tsitas strikes from the bottom but Farmer uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Tsitas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tsitas gets full guard.
Tsitas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsitas trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tsitas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmer is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Farmer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Farmer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farmer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Tsitas scores a takedown into full mount!
Farmer regains half guard.
Tsitas lands strikes from half guard.
Farmer is looking for a sweep. Tsitas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsitas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tsitas lands a nice short elbow.
Tsitas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tsitas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsitas trying to mount his opponent but Farmer defends it.
Farmer is breathing heavily.
Farmer taking some punishment here, with Tsitas in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsitas working over Farmer with some ground and pound. Farmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Tsitas.
Tsitas moves into full mount! Farmer won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsitas lands a big elbow.
Tsitas raining down shots from the mount!
Tsitas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tsitas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tsitas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tsitas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farmer?
Tsitas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farmer's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Tsitas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tsitas is landing with some decent strikes but Farmer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tsitas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tsitas looking to finish Farmer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Farmer!
Farmer is trying to escape the mount.
Tsitas raining down shots from the mount!
Tsitas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farmer's face.
Farmer is in a horrible position here. Tsitas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas lands a nice shot to the head.
Tsitas lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Tsitas.
Tsitas looking to finish Farmer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Farmer!
Tsitas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Farmer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tsitas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tsitas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tsitas raining down shots from the mount!
Tsitas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Georgios Tsitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farmer's face.
Tsitas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tsitas cracks Farmer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tsitas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tsitas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Farmer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Farmer is bucking up trying to escape but Tsitas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tsitas is landing with some decent strikes but Farmer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tsitas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tsitas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Farmer?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tsitas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tsitas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Farmer hang on?
Tsitas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farmer's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgios Tsitas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tsitas scores with a takedown into Farmer's guard.
Tsitas lands a couple of digs.
Tsitas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farmer on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tsitas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Farmer pushes Tsitas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tsitas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Farmer circles away.
Farmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Farmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsitas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tsitas shoots for a takedown but Farmer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Farmer lands a head kick!
Georgios Tsitas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farmer tries to clinch there but Tsitas circles away.
Tsitas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsitas shoots in for a double leg but Farmer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgios Tsitas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Farmer clinches up with Tsitas and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsitas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farmer jumps guard.
Tsitas landing with the ground and pound.
Tsitas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tsitas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tsitas advances to half guard.
Tsitas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsitas is looking to advance position but Farmer won't allow it.
Tsitas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsitas slips a nice elbow through Farmer's hands, connecting with Farmer's forehead.
Tsitas slips a nice elbow through Farmer's hands, connecting with Farmer's forehead.
Farmer tries to get to full guard but Tsitas has control of the leg.
Farmer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farmer taking some punishment here, with Tsitas in his half guard.
Farmer is looking for a sweep. Tsitas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsitas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Farmer won't allow Tsitas to pass to mount.
Farmer wants to get back to his feet.
Tsitas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsitas winds up and cracks Farmer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsitas working Farmer over with strikes.
Farmer trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Tsitas there.
Tsitas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tsitas is nestled in close to Farmer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tsitas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tsitas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsitas working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farmer trying to control from the bottom.
Tsitas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farmer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Tsitas.
Tsitas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tsitas tries to pass to full mount but Farmer defends it.
Tsitas winds up and cracks Farmer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tsitas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsitas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsitas lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsitas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgios Tsitas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tsitas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Tsitas!